The Steele Knights will face off against the Alexander Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Steele comes in on six and Alexander on three.
Steele is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 70-14 win over Johnson. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 23 points or more this season.
Steele had a senior duo take command as Jalen Cooper picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Royal Capell picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cooper's longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards.
Steele was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Alexander hadn't done well against United recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Alexander came out on top against United by a score of 24-14.
Jose Fernandez Iii continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 256 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Steele's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Alexander, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Steele has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 282.6 passing yards per game. Alexander, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 212.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
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